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substituteSo, at one point I was an 18-year-old honor student with a lot of energy, knowledge beyond my years, and an endless future of success in front of me.
Then I sneezed.
And then, poof I'm an old fat bald depressed chronically ill guy, with a dead-end career, an increasingly poor medical prognosis, and a rapidly shrinking social circle. Sitting alone in the patio of a coffeehouse and living in his old bedroom back at his family's house. Waiting to die.
The lesson here is obvious: Kids, don't sneeze.
Then I sneezed.
And then, poof I'm an old fat bald depressed chronically ill guy, with a dead-end career, an increasingly poor medical prognosis, and a rapidly shrinking social circle. Sitting alone in the patio of a coffeehouse and living in his old bedroom back at his family's house. Waiting to die.
The lesson here is obvious: Kids, don't sneeze.
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Date: 2003-08-09 03:08 pm (UTC)but hey, you're not alone. i'm rapidly approaching my middle age and can't do any better than a shitty $12/hr job, have a chronic bone disease, and no health insurance. how's that for self-esteem?
hugs. at least you're trying to take care of yourself. things will change. hang in there.